There seems to be a voice messaging network called "skype" used by many people. Anybody here figure out how to use it in a text console? The applications for Linux seem to be X apps. They are free, but come only in precompiled packages, as far as I can tell. Chuck -- The Moon is Waxing Gibbous (92% of Full) "Things are in the saddle, and they ride mankind." R W Emerson Speakfreely hhs48.com:2074, home page http://www.mhcable.com/~chuckh